tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21421591.post7575970421301352904..comments2023-10-11T04:24:16.671-04:00Comments on Multiple Sclerosis Blog: msb-0172 Books books books...Charles-A. Rovirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533985064280992874noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21421591.post-78679364994775061562007-07-18T00:35:00.000-04:002007-07-18T00:35:00.000-04:00I'm humbled by your comment and I will try to pers...I'm humbled by your comment and I will try to persevere (or at least persist. :-)Charles-A. Rovirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533985064280992874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21421591.post-90582550202694713182007-07-17T21:31:00.000-04:002007-07-17T21:31:00.000-04:00Yes, Thank you for your perseverence!Yes, Thank you for your perseverence!mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333311105331572959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21421591.post-68606838143511283172007-07-16T01:08:00.000-04:002007-07-16T01:08:00.000-04:00Until this last attack, which left me using a cane...Until this last attack, which left me using a cane, the same placebo worked for me, (because the alternative was too terrifying.)<BR/><BR/>Eliminating that fear, that uncertainty is one reason why I'm doing my podcasts.<BR/><BR/>I wish I could afford to do it right, but the money will come later when the 'cast becomes more visible.<BR/><BR/>The 'cast WILL become a program (heck, its already an international network!) which can provide an entertainment resource raising the visibility of MS and enhancing the amount of information and media exposure for MSers.Charles-A. Rovirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533985064280992874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21421591.post-536290602648118972007-07-15T21:30:00.000-04:002007-07-15T21:30:00.000-04:00It does seem to run in families, although not mine...It does seem to run in families, although not mine. My ancestral tentacles go back a very long way. That is not to say that everyone that has it both now and in the past actually ever get diagnosed with it. If I had not had an incident that put a fear in me and my doctor it would have gone unnoticed. I still keep telling myself it's just my age. Personal placebo effect works for me:)mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333311105331572959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21421591.post-81983761370223291112007-07-13T22:57:00.000-04:002007-07-13T22:57:00.000-04:00Agatha Christie... Arthur Conan Doyle... Simonin.....Agatha Christie... Arthur Conan Doyle... Simonin... Childhood heroes all. :-)<BR/><BR/>Our guts might be closer together on this than you'd think.<BR/><BR/>I think that we do indeed go through some sort of immune system response to get rid of something (a specific disease [relapsing/remitting] or a class of diseases [chronic/degenerative]) that our immune system mistakes our myelin for.<BR/><BR/>But the <B><I>cause</I></B> of disease may be unrelated from the <B><I>expression</I></B> of the disease.<BR/><BR/>MS may very well be <B><I>present</I></B> in people and never be <B><I>triggered</I></B>.<BR/><BR/>The presence of the disease can be independent of the presence of its triggers, which lead me to thinking of MS as a <B><I>genetic expression</B></I> disease.Charles-A. Rovirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533985064280992874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21421591.post-49579239896268003012007-07-13T22:04:00.000-04:002007-07-13T22:04:00.000-04:00Then there's book, as in "I booked us seats on the...Then there's book, as in "I booked us seats on the Orient Express". Hmmmm, I must have Agatha Christie in mind.<BR/><BR/>To turn the page back to MS roots, my gut thinks it is closely related to polio, although I am also certain that many a scientist has meandered down that road. But in that the final outcome of the disorder is much the same, it would seem that what we go through is some sort of immune response to rid ourselves of the virus. Hopefully, one day soon, they will figure it out.mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333311105331572959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21421591.post-29911251988963750932007-07-10T21:16:00.000-04:002007-07-10T21:16:00.000-04:00My wife and I both love books.My mother was a libr...My wife and I both love books.<BR/><BR/>My mother was a librarian, my father was a printer and I think I have ink for blood.<BR/><BR/>Pictures of this office show far more printed material than computer and audio gear. (Okay, lots of the books are about computers, but there a few collections of art books, a few collections of sci-fi, a few collections of humor, a few ... uh ... you get the idea. :-)Charles-A. Rovirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533985064280992874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21421591.post-82323608991685973972007-07-10T18:06:00.000-04:002007-07-10T18:06:00.000-04:00I also have a love of books. I like anything from ...I also have a love of books. I like anything from Stephen King to political stuff. Needless to say, I've read tons of books on MS.Miss Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731458343222525114noreply@blogger.com